Friday, November 23, 2018

These Are The Days.


These are the days
Of terror and silence
When every friend becomes a foe

These are the days
Where infamy shall follow you
Like a black shadow wherever you go

These are the days
That hunt in packs, dog days
Ready to tear flesh from bone

These are the days
When the last of your strength leaves you
And you realise we all die alone

These are the days
Without mercy or compassion
Locking you behind a barbed wire fence

These are the days
Of madness and rage
Where mass murder makes complete sense

These are the days
Of share-holder angst:
You sold your soul for less than its worth

These are the days
Of micro-plastic pollution
The suffocation of planet Earth

These are the days
Where you are defined as sober
When you would rather be drunk as a lord

These are the days
That creep up on you like a spy
And strangle you without a word

These are the days
When nights last forever
Giving all days a bad name

These are the days
Bearing witness to stupidity
Each new day bringing more of the same

These are the days
That thrash you like a red-headed step child
Leaving you trembling in a corner

These are the days
Of gnashing teeth rising from the deep
The shark days dragging you under

These are the days
Which, given half a chance,
Would see you cast into the blackest pitch

These are the days
Of acceleration: they mow you down
And leave you lying in a ditch

These are the days
When you think banning all future days
Sounds like a good idea

Then there are the days
When you strike a seam of hope
And think it possible to live without fear


© shaun patrick green 2018

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